The Definitive Ray Charles

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Tracklist

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1Hardhearted Hannah
cover recording of:
Hard Hearted Hannah (on 1960-08-23)
writer:
Milton Ager, Charles Bates, Bob Bigelow and Jack Yellen
composer:
Milton Ager, Charles Bates and Jack Yellen
3:18
2Careless Love
cover recording of:
Careless Love
writer:
[traditional]
3:55
3Without Love There Is Nothing
cover recording of:
Without Love (There Is Nothing)
lyricist and composer:
Danny Small
3:38
4My Heart Cries for You
cover recording of:
My Heart Cries for You
additional writer:
Percy Faith and Carl Sigman
publisher:
Almo Music Corp., Gladys Music Inc. and Massey Music Co., Inc.
is based on:
La Jardinière du roi
2:51
5Baby Don’t You Cry
cover recording of:
Baby Don’t You Cry
lyricist:
Ned Washington
composer:
Buddy Johnson
2:37
6Smack Dab in the Middle
cover recording of:
Smack Dab in the Middle
lyricist and composer:
Jesse Stone
3:19
7Making Whoopee 1 and 2
cover recording of:
Makin’ Whoopee!
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Walter Donaldson
translator:
Harrie Geelen
publisher:
Beth Dryer Music, Donaldson Publishing Co., EMI Music Publishing Ltd., Gilbert Keyes Music Company, Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd., Tobago Music Co. and WB Music Corp.
6:21
8I’m a Fool to Care
cover recording of:
I’m a Fool to Care
lyricist and composer:
Ted Daffan
3:22
9Chose to Sing the Blues
recording of:
I Choose to Sing the Blues
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles (in 1966) and Jimmy Holiday (in 1966)
2:33
10Here We Go Again
recording of:
Here We Go Again (Country music standard, popularized by Ray Charles)
lyricist and composer:
Don Lanier (in 1967) and Red Steagall (in 1967)
publisher:
Dirk Music Co. (in 1970)
3:19
11If You Were Mine
recording of:
If You Were Mine
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Lewis
2:50
12Don’t Change on Me
recording of:
Don’t Change on Me
writer:
Jimmy Holiday and Eddie Reeves
publisher:
United Artists Music Ltd.
3:05
13Baby Grand
engineer:
Jim Boyer
producer:
Phil Ramone
drums (drum set):
Vinnie Colaiuta (in 1986)
electric bass guitar:
Neil Stubenhaus (in 1986)
guitar:
Dean Parks (in 1986)
piano and lead vocals:
Ray Charles (in 1986) and Billy Joel (in 1986)
additional guest vocals:
Ray Charles (in 1986)
performer:
Ray Charles
arranger:
Patrick Williams
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (in 1983, in 1986), CBS, Inc. (in 1986) and Sony BMG Music Entertainment (in 1986)
mixed at:
The Power Station, NYC in Hell's Kitchen, New York, New York, United States
music videos:
Baby Grand by Billy Joel
recording of:
Baby Grand (in 1986)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Joel
publisher:
ヤマハミュージックEH(CM), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 and Joel Songs (in 1986)
4:06
14Greenbacks
recorded in:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States (on 1954-11-18)
producer:
Ahmet Ertegun and Jerry Wexler
bass:
Jimmy Bell (on 1954-11-18)
drums (drum set):
Glenn Brooks (on 1954-11-18)
guitar:
Wesley Jackson (on 1954-11-18)
piano:
Ray Charles (on 1954-11-18)
solo baritone saxophone [baritone sax]:
David “Fathead” Newman (on 1954-11-18)
tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
Donald Wilkerson (on 1954-11-18)
trumpet:
Joe Bridgewater (on 1954-11-18) and Charles "Clanky" Whitley (on 1954-11-18)
vocals:
Ray Charles (on 1954-11-18)
arranger:
Ray Charles
recording of:
Greenbacks (on 1954-11-18)
writer:
Renald Richard
2:51
15Ain’t That Love
producer:
Ahmet Ertegun and Jerry Wexler
baritone saxophone [baritone sax]:
Emmott Dennis (on 1956-11-26)
bass:
Roosevelt "Whiskey" Sheffield (on 1956-11-26)
drums (drum set):
William Peeples (on 1956-11-26)
piano:
Ray Charles (on 1956-11-26)
tambourine:
Jerry Wexler (on 1956-11-26)
tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
David “Fathead” Newman (on 1956-11-26)
trumpet:
Joe Bridgewater (on 1956-11-26) and John Hunt (on 1956-11-26)
background vocals:
The Raelettes (on 1956-11-26)
vocals:
Ray Charles (on 1956-11-26)
arranger:
Ray Charles
recording of:
Ain’t That Love (on 1956-11-26)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Charles
publisher:
Progressive Music
2:54
16Them That Got
producer:
Sid Feller
alto saxophone [alto sax]:
Bennie "Hank" Crawford (on 1959-12-29)
baritone saxophone [baritone sax]:
Leroy "Hog" Cooper (on 1959-12-29)
bass:
Edgar Willis (on 1959-12-29)
drums (drum set):
Milton Turner (on 1959-12-29)
piano:
Ray Charles (on 1959-12-29)
solo tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
David “Fathead” Newman (on 1959-12-29)
trumpet:
Marcus Belgrave (on 1959-12-29) and John Hunt (on 1959-12-29)
vocals:
Ray Charles (on 1959-12-29)
arranger:
Ray Charles
recorded at:
United Recorders in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1959-12-29)
recording of:
Them That Got (on 1959-12-29)
composer:
Ray Charles
2:50
17I’ve Got News for You
producer:
Creed Taylor
alto saxophone:
Marshall Royal (on 1960-12-26) and Frank Wess (on 1960-12-26)
baritone saxophone:
Charlie Fowlkes (on 1960-12-26)
double bass:
Eddie Jones (on 1960-12-26)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Payne (on 1960-12-26)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1960-12-26)
organ:
Ray Charles (on 1960-12-26)
tenor saxophone:
Frank Foster (on 1960-12-26) and Billy Mitchell (on 1960-12-26)
trombone:
Henry Coker (on 1960-12-26), Urbie Green (on 1960-12-26), Al Grey (on 1960-12-26) and Benny Powell (on 1960-12-26)
trumpet:
Eugene "Snooky" Young (on 1960-12-26), Phillip Guilbeau (on 1960-12-26), Thad Jones (on 1960-12-26), Joe Newman (on 1960-12-26) and Clark Terry (on 1960-12-26)
vocals:
Ray Charles (on 1960-12-26)
arranger:
Ralph Burns
recorded at:
Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, United States (on 1960-12-26)
cover recording of:
I’ve Got News for You (on 1960-12-26)
lyricist and composer:
Roy Alfred
publisher:
AVCO Embassy Music Publishing Inc. (ended), Almo Music Corp. and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
4:33
18But on the Other Hand Baby
producer:
Sid Feller
alto saxophone [alto sax]:
Bennie "Hank" Crawford (on 1961-07-05)
baritone saxophone [baritone sax]:
Leroy "Hog" Cooper (on 1961-07-05)
bass:
Edgar Willis (on 1961-07-05)
drums (drum set):
Edward "Bruno" Carr (on 1961-07-05)
piano:
Ray Charles (on 1961-07-05)
solo trumpet:
Phillip Guilbeau (on 1961-07-05)
tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
David “Fathead” Newman (on 1961-07-05)
trumpet:
John Hunt (on 1961-07-05)
vocals:
Ray Charles (on 1961-07-05)
arranger:
Ray Charles
recorded at:
Bell Sound Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1961-07-05)
recording of:
But on the Other Hand
writer:
Percy Mayfield
publisher:
Tangerine Music
3:14
19Hide nor Hair
producer:
Sid Feller
alto saxophone [alto sax]:
Bennie "Hank" Crawford (on 1962-02-12)
baritone saxophone [baritone sax]:
Leroy "Hog" Cooper (on 1962-02-12)
bass:
Edgar Willis (on 1962-02-12)
drums (drum set):
Edward "Bruno" Carr (on 1962-02-12)
piano:
Ray Charles (on 1962-02-12)
solo tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
David “Fathead” Newman (on 1962-02-12)
tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
Donald Wilkerson (on 1962-02-12)
trumpet:
Phillip Guilbeau (on 1962-02-12) and John Hunt (on 1962-02-12)
vocals:
Ray Charles (on 1962-02-12)
arranger:
Ray Charles
recorded at:
United Recorders in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1962-02-12)
recording of:
Hide nor Hair (on 1962-02-12)
lyricist and composer:
Percy Mayfield
publisher:
Tangerine Music Corp.
3:11
20Don’t Set Me Free
producer:
Sid Feller
alto saxophone [alto sax]:
Bennie "Hank" Crawford (on 1963-01-03) and Rudy Powell (on 1963-01-03)
baritone saxophone [baritone sax]:
Leroy "Hog" Cooper (on 1963-01-03)
bass:
Edgar Willis (on 1963-01-03)
drums (drum set):
Wilbert Hogan (on 1963-01-03)
guitar:
Elbert "Sonny" Forriest (on 1963-01-03)
piano:
Ray Charles (on 1963-01-03)
tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
David “Fathead” Newman (on 1963-01-03) and Harold Vick (on 1963-01-03)
trombone:
Ed Burke (on 1963-01-03), Henderson Chambers (on 1963-01-03), Frederic "Keg" Johnson (on 1963-01-03) and James Harbert (on 1963-01-03)
trumpet:
Marcus Belgrave (on 1963-01-03), Wallace Davenport (on 1963-01-03), Phillip Guilbeau (on 1963-01-03) and John Hunt (on 1963-01-03)
background vocals:
The Raelettes (on 1963-01-03)
vocals:
Ray Charles (on 1963-01-03) and Margie Hendrix (on 1963-01-03)
arranger:
Gerald Wilson
recording of:
Don’t Set Me Free
writer:
Teddy Powell and Bobby Sharp
2:37
21No One
producer:
Sid Feller
alto saxophone [alto sax]:
Bennie "Hank" Crawford (on 1963-01-03) and Rudy Powell (on 1963-01-03)
baritone saxophone [baritone sax]:
Leroy "Hog" Cooper (on 1963-01-03)
bass:
Edgar Willis (on 1963-01-03)
drums (drum set):
Wilbert Hogan (on 1963-01-03)
guitar:
Elbert "Sonny" Forriest (on 1963-01-03)
piano:
Ray Charles (on 1963-01-03)
tenor saxophone [tenor sax]:
David “Fathead” Newman (on 1963-01-03) and Harold Vick (on 1963-01-03)
trombone:
Ed Burke (on 1963-01-03), Henderson Chambers (on 1963-01-03), Frederic "Keg" Johnson (on 1963-01-03) and James Harbert (on 1963-01-03)
trumpet:
Marcus Belgrave (on 1963-01-03), Wallace Davenport (on 1963-01-03), Phillip Guilbeau (on 1963-01-03) and John Hunt (on 1963-01-03)
background vocals:
The Raelettes (on 1963-01-03)
vocals:
Ray Charles (on 1963-01-03)
arranger:
Gerald Wilson
recorded at:
Capitol Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1963-01-03)
cover recording of:
No One
writer:
Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music, Hill and Range Songs, Inc. and Pomus Songs
3:11
22Together Again
producer:
Sid Feller
piano:
Ray Charles (in 1965-01)
background vocals:
The Jack Halloran Singers (in 1965-01)
vocals:
Ray Charles (in 1965-01)
arranger:
Sid Feller
recorded at:
United Recorders in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1965-01)
cover recording of:
Together Again (in 1965-01)
lyricist and composer:
Buck Owens
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation
2:41
23America the Beautiful
producer:
Ray Charles
bass:
Ray Brown (in 1972), Bob Cranshaw (in 1972) and Chuck Rainey (in 1972)
drums (drum set):
Grady Tate (in 1972)
electric piano, organ and piano:
Ray Charles (in 1972)
guitar:
Eric Gale (in 1972), Jim Hall (in 1972) and Jean "Toots" Thielemans (in 1972)
reeds:
Hubert Laws (in 1972) and Jerome Richardson (in 1972)
strings:
[unknown] (in 1972)
trumpet:
Freddie Hubbard (in 1972), Joe Newman (in 1972) and Ernie Royal (in 1972)
background vocals:
The Raelettes (in 1972)
vocals:
Ray Charles (in 1972)
conductor:
Sid Feller (in 1972)
arranger:
Quincy Jones
cover recording of:
America the Beautiful (in 1972)
lyricist:
Katharine Lee Bates
composer:
Samuel Augustus Ward
3:39